On weekday afternoons, 20 underserved youth head to the Volvo Trucks facility, located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to be trained in life and technical skills through what is known as a Pescar Center. Volvo hosts one of 22 such centers across the nation. For corporate social responsibility managers, the Pescar model is appealing for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the opportunity it offers to engage employees in the hands-on training of disadvantaged youth, while contributing to local communities.
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During a recent (Re)Connecting Youth exchange visit to the Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans, Fernando Alves, Founder of Rede Cidadã (the Citizen’s Network) in Brazil, shared key insights for engaging employers in the training and hiring of underserved youth.
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From July 9 to 12, representatives of the New Orleans-based Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) traveled to Belo Horizonte, Brazil to take part in a learning exchange with staff and beneficiaries of Rede Cidadã (The Citizen’s Network), a nongovernmental organization that has trained and placed more than 60,000 youth in jobs or apprenticeships over 15 years.
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An IYF webinar offers strategies currently being implemented in the region to address the gap between employer needs and youth competencies..
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“Perseverance is the key to job success,” says Maya, a professional matchmaker of sorts who connects young Algerian job seekers to businesses seeking qualified entry-level employees..
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On weekday afternoons, 20 underserved youth head to the Volvo Trucks facility, located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to be trained in life and technical skills through what is known as a Pescar Center. Volvo hosts one of 22 such centers across the nation. For corporate social responsibility managers, the Pescar model is appealing for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the opportunity it offers to engage employees in the hands-on training of disadvantaged youth, while contributing to local communities.
During a recent (Re)Connecting Youth exchange visit to the Youth Empowerment Project in New Orleans, Fernando Alves, Founder of Rede Cidadã (the Citizen’s Network) in Brazil, shared key insights for engaging employers in the training and hiring of underserved youth.
From July 9 to 12, representatives of the New Orleans-based Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) traveled to Belo Horizonte, Brazil to take part in a learning exchange with staff and beneficiaries of Rede Cidadã (The Citizen’s Network), a nongovernmental organization that has trained and placed more than 60,000 youth in jobs or apprenticeships over 15 years.
An IYF webinar offers strategies currently being implemented in the region to address the gap between employer needs and youth competencies..
“Perseverance is the key to job success,” says Maya, a professional matchmaker of sorts who connects young Algerian job seekers to businesses seeking qualified entry-level employees..
